Chapter D · 4 of 4~10 min

RAG quality audit

Run **golden queries** — block ungrounded answers before users see bad citations.

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1Try it yourself

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RAG quality audit

Run golden queries — block bad citations before users see them.

Answer cites chunk that does not support claim

2Read & reflect

Recap

#What you just did

You chose block vs fix index vs tune prompt for three audit failures.

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#Audit kit

| Check | Fail action | |-------|-------------| | Golden query recall | Fix embed/index | | Citation supports claim | Block answer | | Empty retrieval | Page ops |

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